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फ़िरंगी

[fɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː]

noun

LanguageHindi (India)

Meaning
  1. a Westerner; a European; a foreigner
  2. foreigner
  3. A term historically used to describe a person from the West or Europe.
Examples

इतनी गर्मी में बहुत कम फ़िरंगी यहाँ पर्यटन के लिये आते हैं।

In so much heat, very few foreigners come here for tourism.

Pronunciationfɪ.ɾəŋ.ɡiː

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term can sometimes be used in a derogatory way depending on the context.

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फ़िरंगी in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.